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Lauren Balukjian ‘06 spoke to us this past Monday about her personal story and how to change our mindsets for success. She played field hockey in college, and that experience has informed how she goes about life. She has always been really competitive and ambitious. After graduating from Dartmouth, she was not sure what she wanted to do and thought that law school was a good opportunity. However, she had no “why” for going, so …

This meeting focused on interviewing and the ins and outs of HR. We were lucky to have Corinne Heyes ‘82, Head of HR for Barclays US, and Taylor MacKenzie, Global Head of Programmatic Recruitment at Barclays.  Corinne and Taylor both mentioned how during recruiting, many women tend to doubt themselves even when they are qualified. They reminded us that confidence is key—we should reach out to our network and be confident that we deserve these …

With Ariel Fortunato (CFP, CTFA), Hannah Tufts (CFP), and Jessica Scott (CFP) This week, we heard from Ariel, Hannah, and Jessica who all work in finance at Brown Advisory about personal finance. As college students soon entering the adult world, we were incredibly excited for this topic. In school, we were never really taught how to make a budget or how to save money.  Having a grasp on finances is incredibly important — 53% of …

This meeting was a big lesson for the exec board. As the club is very new, we are still in the process of ironing out how to market meetings effectively and increase engagement. We advertised Tuesday’s meeting at the very last second, and as a result very few people showed up. Because what we had planned to do would have been more productive with more people, the execs along with the people that came decided …

Women Athletes and Innovation: How female student-athletes can leverage their unique skills to create exciting career paths This week, Dartmouth Peak Performance hosted a panel of Dartmouth athletic alumni. NWiS was very excited to participate. The panel included Sally Annis ‘97, TH ’98, Amanda Reed ‘85, Tatyanah Castillo ‘20, and Emily Dryden ‘19. Each alumnae had an amazing career story—each one was incredibly interesting and included many important lessons for us to learn from. There …

Laura Stone: Finding Your Purpose The first NWiS meeting was a success! We had great turnout from women in a wide range of sports. It was great to see everyone’s faces. The first meeting was a talk from Sophie’s (co-president) mom, Laura Stone. Laura is the founder and CEO of the strategic consulting firm Purpose Stone. She has over 30 years of experience in the field and specializes in coaching executives harness their purpose to …